Ch 7.1-7.2 Flashcards
self concept
self idenntity
sum of individual’s knowledge and understanding of his or herself
how individual defines herself based on beliefs the person has about herself
how someone thinks about perceives or even evaluates themselves
to be self aware is to have a self concept
self conciousness
awareness of one’s self
self concept vs conciousness
concept includes physical, physiological and social attributes which can be influenced by one’s individual attitudes , habits, beliefs and ideas
self schemas
beliefs the person has about hersellf
two types of identity
personal
social
personal identity
one’s own sense of personal attriubutes
ex of personal identity
smart and funny
social identity
social definitions of who you are include race, religion, gender, occupation and such
ex of social identity
female, white student, doctor
different aspects of one’s identity
ADRESSING each letter diifferent characteristic age disability status religion ethnicity or race sexual orientation socioeconomic class indigenous background national origin gender
gender is a
socially constructed conecpt while sex is biologically determined
each aspect of one’s identity has a
dominant group as well a less dominant group in society
consistency with one’s self concept
old info consistent easy to remember
new info that consistent with schemas incorporated
inconsistent info more difficult
self reference effect
tendency to better remember info relevant to ourselves
adjusting self concepts
it is easier to externalize new info that opposes self concept by attributing it to a outside factor than it is to internalize the info and adjust one’s self concept
ex regarding hard to adjust self concept
attribution bad test scores to fatigue or unfair test for someone who considers themselves smart
positive and negative self concepts
+: people tend to act mre positively and optimistic perceptions of the world
-: people feel fallen short disatisfied and unhappy
Carl Rogers
founder of humanistic psychoogy perspective
unique approach to understanding personality and human relationships
According to rogers, personality is composed of
ideal self and real self
ideal self
constructed out of your life experiences, social expectations and the things you admire about role models
person you ought to be
real self
person you actually are
when ideal self and real self are
similar, you get a positive self concept
incongruity
the result of when the real self falls short of th ideal self since the ideal self is usually an impossible standard to meet
three powerful influences on indiviudual’s development of self concept
self efficacy, locus of control , self esteem